Jet Vol. IX No. 3: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An issue of Jet magazine from November 24, 1955. The cover features a photo of Hilda Simms and Sidney Poitier surrounded by black, white, and orange print. The interior contains an article about the Emmett Till trial.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: November 24, 1955
• Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
• Subject of: Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
• Subject of: Hilda Simms, American, 1918 - 1994
• Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
• Type: magazines (periodicals)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)
• Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hate crimes
• Topic: Mass media
• Object number: 2011.17.10
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Jet Media Group LLC Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.